tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45785991697072004942024-02-20T22:43:02.758-08:00Tattoosday (A Tattoo Blog)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17216148725850094521noreply@blogger.comBlogger1562125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4578599169707200494.post-83999688261390753482014-02-13T11:06:00.002-08:002014-02-13T11:06:35.695-08:00Phoca Thumb Iron Maiden Tattoos Collection 2013 Here we have the most advanced collection of Phoca Thumb Iron Maiden
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But, as you would imagine, a couple of his tattoos have appeared on the site over theAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17216148725850094521noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4578599169707200494.post-51089665819106564422014-01-30T03:56:00.000-08:002014-02-04T11:04:37.952-08:00John and the Savannah Bird GirlLong time readers of Tattoosday may remember I used to find a lot of contributors in Penn Station, across the street from where I worked for many years. This past September, I started a new job downtown, on Broad Street, and this tattoo was the first one I found for the site in my new neighborhood:This tattoo is on the back of John's calf, and was inked by Lisa from Whatever Tattoo on St. Marks Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17216148725850094521noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4578599169707200494.post-51616526720647121772014-01-28T03:27:00.000-08:002014-02-04T11:04:37.960-08:00Two Birds for Tuesday, Celebrating Ten Years in New York CityBack in September, I met Daniel on Broad Street in downtown Manhattan. It was his New York City pigeon that first grabbed my eye:Daniel explained, “It’s my ten-years-in-New York Tattoo. It’s my New York bird."Representing his country of birth, he added, "I have a Mexican bird on the other side:”That is the quetzal.Every once in a while, I am fortunate enough to stumble on the work of simply Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17216148725850094521noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4578599169707200494.post-65528960708821063632014-01-26T08:58:00.000-08:002014-02-04T11:04:37.968-08:00Karin Shares a Tattoo Fit for a SeamstressI was leaving Governor's Island after the NYC Poetry Festival last summer, when I spotted Karin sitting down waiting for the ferry back to Brooklyn.I asked her about her tattoo:Karin explained that she is a seamstress, which goes a long way to explaining this tattoo. Initially, she told me, "it was just the thread and Maggie added the needle and the hand."Maggie Cho Brophy was the tattoo artist Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17216148725850094521noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4578599169707200494.post-60014645709624221952014-01-22T03:28:00.000-08:002014-02-04T11:04:37.976-08:00No Mud, No LotusBack in July, at the NYC Poetry Festival, I was awash with poetry and a wide array of tattoos.I met Jhani, who shared this tattoo on her arm:This lotus flower was inked by Chris at Outer Limits in Costa Mesa, California. It reads, “No Mud, No Lotus.”When I asked her what this meant, she replied, "To me, it means patience." She added, "it’s also a reminder to be conscious of my decisions andAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17216148725850094521noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4578599169707200494.post-15303963566238516082014-01-20T05:35:00.000-08:002014-02-04T11:04:37.984-08:00A Dog on Adam's ArmWe're still posting tattoos from last summer's NYC Poetry Festival, like this one from Adam:Adam explained that this tattoo on his forearm is based on a woodcut that served as the cover art from Times of Grace by Neurosis:Adam credited the piece itself to Scott Santee at Memento Tattoo & Gallery in Columbus, Ohio.Thanks to Adam for sharing this cool tattoo with us here on TattoosdayAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17216148725850094521noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4578599169707200494.post-83506925212381179792014-01-15T03:47:00.000-08:002014-02-04T11:04:37.992-08:00Lauren Shares Two Tattoos with a Literary FeelI met Lauren at the NYC Poetry Festival last July on Governor's Island and she shared two tattoos.First up is this appropriately literary piece:Lauren explains:"Kill Your Darlings is a [William] Faulkner quote … it’s his advice on writing ... when you are creating a piece of literature, you’re favorite lines are always the first to go. So I took it to mean that I tend to sacrifice the Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17216148725850094521noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4578599169707200494.post-54031249222383688042014-01-13T03:21:00.000-08:002014-02-04T11:04:38.000-08:00Sarah Shares Two Beautiful TattoosBack in July 2013, I was at the New York City Poetry Festival on Governor's Island, and I met several people with great tattoos.I saw a woman with some incredible work as she was leaving the event, and managed to speak to her before she had walked away.Sarah shared two spectacular pieces, both by the talented Nalla Smith at Brooklyn's Goose Tattoo Parlor.First is this piece on her calf:SarahAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17216148725850094521noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4578599169707200494.post-70997859619271923092014-01-10T03:58:00.000-08:002014-02-04T11:04:38.009-08:00Cleaning Out the Inbox: Supporting Tattoos and Piercings at WorkA lot has been written about whether employers can impose their corporate values on their employees' lifestyle choices. I'm certainly not an expert in the field, but I tend to concur - an employer's right to impose their beliefs about your tattoos and piercings is greater than your individual right to have them.This doesn't mean, however, that people don't work tirelessly to try and change those Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17216148725850094521noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4578599169707200494.post-35791001642004032882014-01-09T03:31:00.000-08:002014-02-04T11:04:38.019-08:00Chuck's Ultraman TattooOver the summer, I attended an alumni function for my high school in Hawai’i.We were at a sake bar on the lower East Side, and I met Chuck, who had this Ultraman tattoo on his arm:I snapped the photo and recorded nothing, hoping I could have the story recreated through social media connections.Alas, I have yet to hear back from Chuck, but I thought I’d clear out the 2013 file and maybe update Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17216148725850094521noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4578599169707200494.post-34774189430134565802014-01-08T03:42:00.000-08:002014-02-04T11:04:38.027-08:00Kimberly's Flowering Sugar SkullIt may be 9 degrees today in New York, but I'm thinking about last July, when I was basking in the warmth of the New York City Poetry Festival on Governor's Island.And inkspotting, of course!I met a woman named Kimberly, who shared this sugar skull:Kimberly got this about six years ago at Addiction Ink in the East Village.There's a lot of symbolism in this piece, and Kimberly elaborated for me:"Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17216148725850094521noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4578599169707200494.post-89958711931714960142014-01-07T04:02:00.000-08:002014-02-04T11:04:38.073-08:00Amita's Lovely Sanskrit TattooLast spring (yes, as in spring 2013), I attended a talk at NYU where one of my old schoolboy chums was speaking.One of the event hosts, named Amita, had a lovely Sanskrit tattoo on her arm, and she allowed me to take a photo.Alas, my e-mails to her have gone unanswered, so I’ll just post this and move on.Thanks to Amita for sharing with us here on Tattoosday!This entry is ©2014 Tattoosday.If you Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17216148725850094521noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4578599169707200494.post-55227617200989672102014-01-05T11:08:00.000-08:002014-02-04T11:04:38.117-08:00Familiar Ink: Meister Returns to Tattoosday with an Awesome NYC TattooThere's something therapeutic about running posts of work I spotted over the summer. The warmth from these encounters is brightening these winter days.Case in point, on a bike ride out to Coney Island, I was cruising along the boardwalk when I spotted a woman on a bench, reading a book. She had tattoos so, naturally, I stopped.It was after I introduced myself that she recognized me, and I saw theAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17216148725850094521noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4578599169707200494.post-60693672643577768412014-01-04T09:47:00.000-08:002014-02-04T11:04:38.162-08:00Three Views of Byron's Leg (from the 4th Annual Urban Tattoo Convention)Yes, we're still working on summer posts, like this one from Byron, who shared some work done on his leg:Byron told me that the section of teeth and eyes was done freehand.He also told me that the skull with tentacles was based on his own sketch.All of this incredible work was done at Inked City Tattoo in Trenton, New Jersey. The artist is Marco Rodriguez, and it took about a year to Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17216148725850094521noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4578599169707200494.post-40673393552608442372014-01-01T15:04:00.000-08:002014-02-04T11:04:38.206-08:00Out with the Old, In with the NewNothing new to share today, other than this link to Buzzfeed's "Top Tattoo Designs Of 2013 According To Pinterest"via Buzzfeed via Flickr: whitneyarleneA great way to start 2014!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17216148725850094521noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4578599169707200494.post-69886697790737001522013-12-27T03:49:00.000-08:002014-02-04T11:04:38.250-08:00Alfredo's Back Piece Honors Mexican History (from the 4th Annual NYC Urban Tattoo Convention)One of our lost posts of the summer was from the NYC Urban Tattoo Convention. I met a guy named Alfredo who shared this back piece:Alfredo explained, “It’s all Mexican history … all about independence about Mexico … from Aztecs … to the independence from Spain.”He credited Marco Rodriguez from Inked City Tattoo in Trenton, New Jersey with this amazing work.Thanks to Alfredo for sharing this with Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17216148725850094521noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4578599169707200494.post-54843494708307032242013-12-15T03:19:00.000-08:002014-02-04T11:04:38.295-08:00Barred For Life: An Encounter and A Tattoosday Book ReviewAs a Gen-X child, the Black Flag bars are familiar to me. I’ll be honest, I was never a huge fan, but I had friends that were, coming of age in the 1980’s.I remember first seeing Black Flag on film in the groundbreaking The Decline of Western Civilization, screened at the University of Hawaii Physical Science Auditorium, whose film series had a cult following among teens in Honolulu in the Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17216148725850094521noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4578599169707200494.post-48957967590162522192013-11-28T06:22:00.000-08:002014-02-04T11:04:38.340-08:00Thanksgiving Re-Post: A Holiday Tattoo from 2010Every year at Thanksgiving, I am thankful for many things, with my lovely wife and two amazing daughters at the top of the list. My new job cracks the top five this year, although it might appear as though my intense love of this blog is suffering as a result. As I've said before, you, the readers out there in the world, are also people for whom I am thankful. Mahalo, as they say in my childhood Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17216148725850094521noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4578599169707200494.post-82262256161999227502013-11-17T10:08:00.000-08:002014-02-04T11:04:38.386-08:00Jeff Shares Some Amazing Work by Caesar TattooLast Sunday, I met a guy named Jeff at my local laundromat, where I happen to meet a lot of the contributors to Tattoosday, it seems.Jeff has a ton of work, including neck tattoos and some amazing black and gray sleeves. Turns out tattoos were created by Caesar, an amazing artist who works out of New York City.He allowed me to grab a few samples of his work:And this spine running down the length Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17216148725850094521noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4578599169707200494.post-65709942371961887742013-11-06T03:29:00.000-08:002014-02-04T11:04:38.433-08:00Five Years Gone: I Still Miss You, TomWhen Tattoosday was but a wee little blog, with big hopes and dreams, one of the early champions and supporters was my friend, Tom.Five years ago today, he died suddenly and tragically. I still miss him.Although the memories fade, his spirit still lives on in the pages of Tattoosday.That said, I share this post, from 2007, featuring my friend Tom's tattoo:"This is the sole tattoo of my friend andAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17216148725850094521noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4578599169707200494.post-1058324833024594922013-11-03T09:46:00.000-08:002014-02-04T11:04:38.479-08:00Darcy Shares Some Words of WisdomThis fall, I found myself in a new neighborhood during the days, down on Broad Street. One of the new people in my life, Darcy, is an employee of a local coffee and pastry shop. I noticed she had some ink on her inner wrists, and one day, after her shift, she let me take this photo:Her wrists state "90% Work - 10% Talent."Darcy explains:"I had a teacher ... his recipe for success was that, if youAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17216148725850094521noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4578599169707200494.post-14765015886049741482013-10-13T09:39:00.000-07:002014-02-04T11:04:38.525-08:00Andrea's Dancing Bears Show Her Dead-ication to Her Favorite BandA couple months back, I met Andrea, on 3rd Avenue in Bay Ridge, and she shared these bears which are one of the many graphic representations of the band, The Grateful Dead:I recognized the design right off, so I asked Andrea why she chose a Dead tattoo. She responded, "because they were my favorite band ever since I was a little kid." She added, "my dad used to listen to them, so I kinda got intoAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17216148725850094521noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4578599169707200494.post-50395383259080006402013-10-07T03:51:00.000-07:002014-02-04T11:04:38.569-08:00Taylor's New Tattoo Bridges Time and OceansWe're returning from a hiatus with a visit from an old friend, Taylor.Taylor first shared her work with us here back in 2010. We saw more work from her last year when she shared this incredible back piece inspired by Banksy:Recently, Taylor shared her latest tattoo with me and I'm passing it along to you:As you may have guessed, these are actually a pair of tattoos of the Verrazano-Narrows Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17216148725850094521noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4578599169707200494.post-40920964597836023332013-09-12T03:45:00.000-07:002014-02-04T11:04:38.617-08:00Tattoosday in the Berkshires: Sean's Corpernican TitleI met Sean last month at Shakespeare & Company, in Lenox, Massachusetts.Sean was working at the snack bar at the Tina Packer Playhouse, but I had seen him earlier in the week in an amazing performance as Trufaldin in an adaptation of Molière's Les Faux Pas.De revolutionibus orbium coelestium is the title of a book published in 1543 by the Renaissance astronomer Copernicus. The title, Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17216148725850094521noreply@blogger.com0